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WITNESSES INVENTOR w @WMQM Patented Aug. 20,1895;

FFI'QE JOHN W: GARLAND, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO GARLANDCHAIN 00., OF SAME PLACE.

CHAIN-LINK.

SI ECIFIGATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 545,037, dated August20, 1895.

Application filed April 11, 1894.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN W. GARLAND, of Pittsburg, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Chain Links, of which the following is afull, clear, andexact description.

My invention consists in a chain-link made of a single piece of wire orother metal rod, which at the middle-is looped so as to form an eye atthe central portion of the loop, the wire or red thence extendinginopposite directions, being reflexed at the end portion of the loop, andthe free ends being bent around or hooked into the central eye. A linkso formed is very strong. It is simple and cheap in manufacture andconstitutes a very desirable chain.

As shown in the drawing, the continuous piece of wire which constitutesthe link is looped at about the middle of its length to form a smallcentral eye or loop 2, and thence fierial No. 507,121. (No model.)

thewire extends in opposite directions, isreflexed at the end portions 3of the loop and the free ends are hooked into the central eye,preferably entering respectively opposite sides thereof, as at 4. 4, theeye constituting a central brace by which theloop is strengthened andenabled to resist great strain.

I claim A chain link made of a single piece of wire or rod which at themiddle is looped so as to form a central eye, the rod thence extendingin opposite directions, reflexed at the end portions of the link, andthe free ends engaged with said eye substantially as described. i

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JOHN w. GARLAND.

Witnesses:

W. B. Goawm, H. M. GORWIN.

